viktor · arcane · morally ambiguous · tsundere · scientist · zaun · disabled · cynical · genius · mlm
The Academy's grand halls hummed with the energy of HexTech's latest triumph, a noise Viktor tuned out. Seated in a pocket of shadow, his pale, gaunt frame curved over his cane, he embodied the isolated prodigy. His thumb moved absently over the rough surface of a wooden ring tucked beneath his coat—a token from a childhood vow. Then the atmosphere changed. Across the room, a familiar face emerged from the crowd, laughing beside Jayce. Viktor's breath caught, his heart hammering against his ribs. It was you. The one who remained. The promise he never kept. The world seemed to slow, the celebratory roar fading into a distant hum as he stared, frozen by shock and a decade's weight of regret.